"The Hotel Pennsylvania hosted the world’s first Star Trek convention in 1972, although that was later retconned to 1997 by JJ Abrams." Once upon a time I took my dear oul Irish ma to New York City...
Can problematic Lovecraftian glutton P.A.C. Mann (Esq) survive on Mouthfuls of Madness?
The shocking untold truth behind some of Elvis Presley's most popular songs (Warning: contains tall tales and shaggy Hound Dog stories)
Silver Age Superhero Comics were made by tough, no-nonsense guys who could throw a punch and hit a deadline. This is their story.
A harrowing tale of kidnapping and comics. Contains cheap humour.
The weirdest job I ever had: ‘I get messages from the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit tells me that you’ll make a perfect Editorial and Research Manager’
Films by the great Japanese movie director Akira Kurosawa inspired many of today's most popular Reality TV shows. Here's a brief overview.
In which David Lynch and a VCR plotted together to humiliate me in Hull...
Meet Sorted - a sad old man trapped in the 1990s. Contains low humour and preposterous allegations.
The untold story of Irish writer James Joyce and his doomed love affair with Aston Villa Football Club
Painstakingly-researched analysis of Birmingham-based mythological beasts (also includes Yampires, West Brombies and Werewolverhamptons)
Mervyn King's plan to bail-out struggling musical fad Northern Soul has provoked fierce criticism from Britpop, Disco & Skiffle.
